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    Obscure references

    So just sitting here wait for the elusive Chupacabra, and I notice a nearby FATE titled "Sister Crustacean". So I started wondering how many of these references go right by people? Being an old timer I got this one. I have noticed many, and I am sure some of them go over my head. I guess any current game that can get a Night Ranger reference into it is ok in my book.
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    I think it gives us a good idea on the ages of the localization team.
    But yeah, I've wondered the same. XD
    (full disclosure: I 'get' most of them if not all. XDDD)
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    I've come to believe that the Dev/Localisation teams are a bunch of lovable nerds with a sense of humour
    I like the references to pop culture (and the other games) dotted around XIV
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eye_Gore View Post
    So just sitting here wait for the elusive Chupacabra, and I notice a nearby FATE titled "Sister Crustacean". So I started wondering how many of these references go right by people? Being an old timer I got this one. I have noticed many, and I am sure some of them go over my head. I guess any current game that can get a Night Ranger reference into it is ok in my book.
    Right? I love all the references, though some of them make me feel pretty old. xD
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    I think "Smells like Tree spirit" is my favorite fate name. I smiled when i noticed that one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Someguy View Post
    I think "Smells like Tree spirit" is my favorite fate name. I smiled when i noticed that one.
    "Here we are now ! ENTERTAIN US !!"
    I remembered used to shout this song while farming atma on that FATE
    really miss the time when i played this song with my old friend 10 years ago,good memory.
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    I grinned when I saw the Lost City of Amdapor's unlock quest name "One Night in Amdapor", as it references one of my favorite songs.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9mwELXPGbA
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    there are some absurdly obscure references as well.. i vaguely remember one of them dating back to 1974 or something, referencing a very old, widely unheard of band of musicians.

    can't remember the specifics anymore, but i remember being flabbergasted that they go that far.

    mayhaps a compilation is in order...wouldn't mind studying up on some of the references.
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    Last edited by Histoire; 01-18-2015 at 01:10 AM.

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    My favorite is roc of ages fate - 80's rock band def leppard. I like the heroes in a half shell guild heist also (obviously ninja turtles)
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    Breaking Bud FATE makes me smile. Not going to lie, I tend to scratch my head at some of the names and wonder "I bet that is a reference to something" given the strange choice of words some of the quests/FATEs etc use. Even after that, thanks to the lore panel at fan fest I can't help but look at names of places without wondering what backstory Koji has for naming it such.
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